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Chasuble Back

mid-15th century
Not on view
Six fragments of red silk cut voided velvet, skillfully joined to match the pattern and repeat, were used to make this chasuble (a liturgical garment used in the celebration of the Mass) back, which has been cut down to a nearly rectangular shape. The velvet is patterned in an allover vertical repeat of a symmetrically placed five-lobed shape filled with a stylized plant reminiscent of a pomegranate with five buds projecting into the lobes. Echoing the upper outlines of the lobed shapes are branches with curling leaves and smaller plant devices resembling pineapples.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Chasuble Back
  • Date: mid-15th century
  • Culture: Italian
  • Medium: Silk
  • Dimensions: 51 1/4 x 43 1/2 in. (130.2 x 110.5 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Woven
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.1766
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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